Bottle opener



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Filed June 26. 1929 INVENTOR 0@ pe facf ATTORN EY l Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES PATE-NT OFFICE y JOE DE BRACHT, F. EVERETT, IENNSYLVANIA, VASSIG'NQIB. 0F ONE-HALF T0 GEORGE I|'..*G.AIB1'.|E, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA BOTTLE OPENER.v

This invention relates to a combined bottle cap remover and self pulling cork screw.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and etlicient device of this character which may be mounted on a suitable support and which may be used either for removing bottle caps or for withdrawing corks, the device being so constructed that the insertion of the cork screw into the stopper will operate to exert a pulling action on the stopper and automatically withdraw it.

In carrying outthese objects, the invention is susceptible of a wide range of modification without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the claimed'invention; there being shown in the drawings for illustrative purposes a preferred and practical form in which:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a device embodying one form of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a slightly different form of cork remover; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section Ytaken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the bottle engaging member with the cork screw as shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing still another form of bottle engaging member.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 an obtuse-angled plate l constructed of sheet steel or other rigid metal has one member 2 thereof provided with a plurality of screw receiving apertures 3 for fastening the device to a sultable support, the other member 4 of said plate being extended forwardly at-an angle to the member 2 and provided with an opening 5 of a size sufficient to receive a bottle mouth and equipped at its lower portion with spaced inwardly extending lugs 6 which constitute top engaging elements as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The support engaging plate 2 is provided at its upper end with laterally and forwardly extending apertured ears 7 which are struck out of vthe plate 2 intermediate the Width thereof and bent forwardly in parallel relation with a spacing portion 8 between'them. These ears are designed to receive between them the terminal eye 12 of a cork screw shank 11, 10 designating the corkscrew as a whole. This eye 12 is pivotally mounted between the ears 7 on-a suitable pintle 9 so that the cork screw may be swung inwardly and outwardly at the will of the user.

To lock the cork screw 10 in inoperative position the base plate 2 is provided with an undercut lug 13 which is slightly ofi center relatively to the longitudinal axis of the cork screw and located in position to receive the spur or point of the cork screw when the corkscrew is set slightly to one side permitting the point to passunder the lug.

At opposite sidesof the plate 2 in alinement with the lugs or ears 7 are two a ertured ears 14 struck out of plate 2 and ent forwardly to receive the terminals 16 of a bottle mouth receiving member 15 whereby the-latter is ivotally mounted. This member 15 is ma e U-shaped in form with double laterally spaced parallel legs 18 and 19, the inner legs 18bemg shorter than the outer legs 19 and joined at their outer ends by a cross bar 20 with a forward longitudinal projection 21 at the connection with the cross bar with the legs 19. This cross bar 20 forms a shoulder which is designed to be engaged by the mouth of the bottle from which the cork is to be removed the projections 21'holding such bottle mouth against lateral movement. The shank or stem 11 of the cork screw 10 passes through the main cross bar or body portion 22 of the member 15 as shown clearly in Fig. 1 so that when this member 15 is swung on its pivot the cork screw will move with it and vice versa.

When it is desired to remove a cork from a bottle the member 15 is swung out laterally in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 and the bottle is placed with thel edge of its mouth abutting the shoulders 20 after the cork screw has been engaged with the stopper by turning the Abottle against the cork screw. After the bottle reaches the dposition with its mouth engaging the shoul ers 2Q the continued turning of the bottle Will 'on the stopper, automatically removing it.

When not in use the member 15 carrying with it the cork screw is swun down into the full line osition shown inl igs. 1 and 2 and by inserting the oint in the housing 13 as above described the cork screw and the member 15 will be held in this position until it is again desired to use it.

To remove a bottle ca the mouth of the bottle is inserted throng the opening 5 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and the edge of the cap engaged with the prongs 6 and by an upward pull on the bottle the cap will be removed. p

In the form shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 the supporting plate 1 is the same as that shown in Fi s. 1 and 2 being composed of two leaves 2am? 4 except that leaf 2 has no outstruck apertured ears at the side edges thereof such ears being rovided and arranged intermediate the wi th of the plate 2 to form bearings for a pintle 9a which extends also through the eye 12 of the cork screw. Mounted on this intle 9 is also a cork removing element 15a.

his member 15'* comprises two L-shaped arms 23 and 24 provided at their inner ends on the short portions thereof with parallel longitudinallyT extending apertured fingers '25 and 26 which arearranged on the pintle 9 outside the apertured ears 7 between which the cork screw is mounted. These L-sha ed arms 23 and 24 are connected by a cross ar 27 and the lingers 25 and l26 are notched on their inner corners as shown at 28, said notches being desi ned to engage the lower end of the opening ormed by the striking out ofthe lu s 7. The arms 23 and 24 are spaced apart a istance sullicient to receive the cork or stopper from the bottle and atthe ends of these arms are formed outwardly oiset shoulders' 2()a against which the mouth 'of the bottle is designed to abut, forwardly extending lingers 21a being provided on these shoulders to restrict the lateral movement of the. bottles.

1n the use of this :form oit cork remover the l member 15a is swung upwardly at right angles to plate 2 as shown in Fig. 4 with the minals of said strap extended laterally and rearwardly and spaced apart as shown at 7- notches 28.engaging the plate and is then ready for use.

Infthe formshown in Fig. 6 the cork remover 15b is shown constructed of a singlel strip et strap metalv doubled upon itself and shaped into a U-shaped member with the terand between which the eye the cork screw is designed to be mounted, said ends being apertured for the passage therethrough ci? thev cork scrergf4 attaching pintle, ysaid pintle also operating to attach the member 15b te the supporting plate Ain connection with el o 1, n which it if: te he esem The cross har 22eme :e rer the insertion of the stem ci? maare? the cork screw while at the outer ends of the Y arms 23a and 24a are formed laterally oiset bottle mouth engaging shoulders 20b at the outer sides of which extend orwardl stops 21b to limit the lateral movement of t e bot-` tle mouth. y

This member 15b may be substituted for the member 15a and is designed to perform the same function.

From the above description it will be obvious lthat this cork puller requires no force to be exerted thereon and simply by turnrn the bottle with the cork screw engaged wit the stopper the pressure of the bottle mouth against the stops on thelmembers which carry the cork screw will cause the stopper to be withdrawn. A D

Without further description 1t is thought that the features and advantages oit the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will, of course, be understood that chan es in the form, proportion and minor detailgs of construction may be .resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or its scope as claimed.

I claim:

1. A cork remover having a base to be secured to a supporting surface, a cork screw and a bottle mouth engaging member mounted to swing on said base, saidbottle engaging member being U-shaped in form with an aperture in its cross bar for the assage of the cork screw stem the outer end o said member khaving oisetshoulders for engagement by 2. A cork remover comprising a supporting designed to labut to properly position the cork in relation to the cork screw.

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against which the edgevof the bottle mouth is 

